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  1. December 18, 2020

    Chris Kolb named vice president for government relations

    Chris Kolb, who currently serves as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s state budget director, has been appointed vice president for government relations at U-M, effective Jan. 19.

  2. December 17, 2020

    Carbon neutrality commission releases draft recommendations

    The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, charged with recommending strategies for U-M to achieve net-zero emissions, has released its preliminary draft recommendations for public comment through Jan. 26.

  3. December 14, 2020

    Michigan Medicine vaccinates first employees for COVID-19

    Michigan Medicine has vaccinated an initial group of five frontline workers against COVID-19, expects to vaccinate about 40 employees Dec. 15, and will ramp up the volume further as early as next week.

  4. December 14, 2020

    How to ensure people receive second COVID-19 vaccine dose

    Mark Fendrick, a Michigan Medicine primary care physician and researcher, hails the rapid development of vaccines as a scientific breakthrough, but he fears the two-step process includes barriers. 

  5. December 14, 2020

    U-M outlines approach for COVID-19 vaccinations on campus

    U-M has begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and will start vaccinating its health care workers as the first step in a program to eventually distribute the vaccine throughout the university.

  6. December 10, 2020

    Michigan Medicine hosting new communitywide food drive

    Michigan Medicine is launching a holiday effort Dec. 14-22 encouraging the campus and local communities to help address a record demand for food and supplies amid the surging pandemic.

  7. December 7, 2020

    Virtual MLK Symposium asks ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’

    “Where Do We Go From Here?” is the theme of U-M’s 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. The annual keynote memorial lecture will take place virtually at 10 a.m. Jan. 18. 

  8. December 4, 2020

    University preparing virtual celebration for winter graduates

    With public gatherings restricted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, U-M is planning to honor its winter 2020 Ann Arbor campus graduates with a virtual commemoration.

  9. December 3, 2020

    Statements by Regent Denise Ilitch and Asha Muldro

    Statements by Board of Regents Chair Denise Ilitch and Asha Muldro of Guidepost Solutions.

  10. December 3, 2020

    Firm to help U-M implement recommendations on sexual misconduct

    U-M is hiring the consulting firm Guidepost Solutions to help promote a campus environment and culture where sexual and gender-based misconduct and retaliation are not tolerated and trust is rebuilt.